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Two North Koreans including a soldier defect to South Korea: Yonhap
Reuters ^ | May 18, 2018 | Dahee Kim and Joori Roh

Posted on 05/18/2018 7:56:48 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

SEOUL (Reuters) - Two North Koreans defected to South Korea early on Saturday and were found in the Yellow Sea, Seoul-based news agency Yonhap reported, citing a government source.

Yonhap said that South Korean military spotted two people in a boat near the inter-Korean sea border, one of whom was a military officer, and they showed willingness to defect to the South....

(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...


TOPICS: Government; Military/Veterans
KEYWORDS: korea

1 posted on 05/18/2018 7:56:49 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

What I thought was interesting, was this line, the last line in the accompanying article:

“The defection came after North Korea declined to accept a list of South Korean journalists hoping to observe the closure of its nuclear test site on Friday, raising new questions about the North’s commitment to reducing tensions in the region.”

Hmm.


2 posted on 05/18/2018 8:02:07 PM PDT by cba123 ( Toi la nguoi My. Toi bay gio o Viet Nam.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

You have been Tremendously missed, very on top of things as usual.


3 posted on 05/18/2018 8:03:10 PM PDT by easternsky
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To: cba123

I’m guessing Mr. Xi has already given Kim Jung Un his marching orders.


4 posted on 05/18/2018 8:15:29 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (You cannot invade the mainland US. There'd be a rifle behind every blade of grass.)
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To: easternsky

It wasn’t voluntary, I assure you. Both my wife and I lost legs to infection.


5 posted on 05/18/2018 8:18:27 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (You cannot invade the mainland US. There'd be a rifle behind every blade of grass.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I know heard early on and there was many on here Praying for both of you and still are. You were missed we have had are disagreements but one thing for sure you kept us informed and were missed.


6 posted on 05/18/2018 8:43:46 PM PDT by easternsky
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

A defective soldier?


7 posted on 05/18/2018 8:52:22 PM PDT by headstamp 2 (My "White Privilege" is my work ethic.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
2nd, I imagine you and your wife did the wise thing to keep your life as healthy as possible.

Does this now stop any further progression of issues?

8 posted on 05/19/2018 4:42:15 AM PDT by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
...one of whom was a military officer,

Whose family is now headed for a slave labor death camp, or rape and torture.

9 posted on 05/19/2018 8:53:06 AM PDT by JimRed ( TERM LIMITS, NOW! Build the Wall Faster! TRUTH is the new HATE SPEECH.)
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To: ConservativeMind

Not really. Diabetes is always progressing.


10 posted on 05/19/2018 9:44:47 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (You cannot invade the mainland US. There'd be a rifle behind every blade of grass.)
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